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The Global Panel at CFS 52 – “Just in time” or “just in case” food systems?
The Global Panel, in partnership with the Governments of Sierra Leone and Brazil, and the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) from the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), hosted a side event at the 52nd session of the CFS 52 on 24th October 2024. The event, “Just in time” or…
Why nutrition is foundational to development
Good nutrition is critical at the start of life from conception and during pregnancy. It paves the way for greater equality, and prosperity making nutrition foundational to development. This is the case made in the short brief Why Nutrition is Foundational to Development, which the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition…
Opinion – Sierra Leone is working to transform its food system, but it faces mounting challenges
An article by Prof Evan Fraser (Director of the Arrell Food Institute and Professor at the University of Guelph and Chair of the Lead Expert Group, Global Panel), supported by Dr Patrick Kormawa (Director, Food Security and Climate-Smart Agricultural Transformation, Office of the President of Sierra Leone) and Professor Sir John Beddington (Chair of the…
Sierra Leone Workshop on Strengthening Resilience in Food Systems Transformation
As part of the Global Panel’s project Strengthening Resilience in the Transformation of Food Systems, the President together with its partners conducted a two-day National Stakeholders’ Workshop in Freetown on September 12 and 13. It brought together diverse stakeholders from the agriculture, food systems and nutrition sectors to gather evidence and build consensus for a…
Global Panel side event at the African Food Systems Forum 2024
The Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition convened a side event Gender Responsive Approaches Driving Food Transformation with partners African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), CABI and the Global Solutions Initiative at the AFS Forum 2024 on September 2 in Kigali to highlight the critical need for gender-sensitive strategies to…
Delegation visit to Malawi for the 7th meeting of the Lead Expert Group
As part of the Global Panel’s project on Strengthening resilience in the transformation of food systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Africa a delegation comprising members of the Lead Expert Group (LEG) and Secretariat staff visited Lilongwe in Malawi in July 2024 to gain a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities for food…
Global Panel Team touches down in Malawi
An Update as the Global Panel Team Touches Down in Malawi We are pleased to share an update on the progress of the Global Panel’s project focusing on the resilience of food systems in low- and middle-income African countries (LMICs). This initiative, funded by Irish Aid, aims to deliver its comprehensive report by the end…
Delegation visit to Sierra Leone for the 4th meeting of the Lead Expert Group
The rationale for the Global Panel project on Strengthening resilience in the transformation of food systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Africa is the ever-increasing threats to food systems and sustainable healthy diets in sub-Saharan Africa. These threats include climate change, local and distant conflicts, and the growing debt crisis. Such challenges continue to…
Webinar: Pursuing food systems transformation despite financial constraints
On December 13th 2023, we held a webinar in collaboration with Food Systems for Nutrition Innovation Lab at Tufts University which discussed a diverse range of actions from our latest Policy brief “Pursuing food systems transformation despite financial constraints” that are relatively low-cost, or even cost-neutral which can provide a solid and substantial foundation on…
Building Resilience into Food System Transformation in Ethiopia
On the 21st of September 2023 we held a joint workshop in collaboration with our distinguished partners in Ethiopia. The aim was to take a critical look at the evolving challenges facing food systems and to debate the opportunities and challenges inherent in strengthening the resilience of Ethiopia’s food systems. The term ’resilience’ in this…